Source: Daily_Mail
Alan Fraser: The Review - little men assert their right to roam
'We've got to deal with the little people,' Peter Schmeichel hadsaid during a thoroughly comprehensive build up to the big game by Sky.
Aside from the fact that the vast majority of players looked like Lilliputians compared to the Great Dane, he proved spot on.
The most accomplished member of the Barcelona 'little people', Wee Andy Iniesta, as he is known where Sir Alex Ferguson comes from, split the United defence wide open, creating the opportunity that Samuel Eto'o gratefully converted for the opening goal. There followed a master class from the midfielder.
Not to mention a decisive second goal from Lionel Messi, another vertically challenged genius. With a header, for heaven's sake. He must have been standing on someone else's shoulders.
'No one was talking about Iniesta before the match,' David Pleat said over on ITV. I wish I had a euro for every time in the last week on the road to Rome someone pointed out that no-one was speaking about Iniesta.
Judging by the way the United players allowed him to roam (geddit) the green acres of the Olympic Stadium, the only people not speaking about Iniesta must have been the coaching and management team at Carrington.
On Sky, there was hot news from Richard Keys. A horse part-owned by Ferguson had won the 5.15pm at Lingfield. It's name? The Last Three Minutes, a reference to 1999.
But Ferguson's luck ran out last night. There were to be no inspired substitutions and a last three minutes in which the tired-looking English and world champions could not get the ball.
The little people had it.
